11-19-2007, 09:36 AM
Warning: Computer nerd with too much time on her hands...
I created a Google Account and Google MAP for 'us' to track thefts. Anyone with THE username & password can log in & put a pushpin on the map. You can also enter details for the pushpin if you wish (photos, date, time, location, description, goods stolen, etc).
It's pretty cool and easy. Google has a 'how to video' explaining how to create new 'pushpins' on the map.
Now comes the hard part...
* How do we manage the map? I can post the username & password to the forum & anyone can edit the map. We just have to trust that no one will use the account for nefarious purposes. Or, if a few folks want to volenteer to collect and enter theft data, the username/password will be in their hands only.
* how do we 'safely' share the map info? Anytime theft info is posted on the web it can be used by the bad guys. If you put a push pin on the map, you're advertising you have something to steal. Please keep that in mind. I would set the maps to 'hidden', which means it won't come up in a google search. I'd post the url in punaweb, but again, if we can see it, so can the bad guys. There isn't any way to guarantee or control who sees this stuff.
Any thoughts? All I have done so far is create the account & a blank map pointing at Pahoa
Easily deleted if folks think this is a useless or crappy idea.
We can create a second map too (with the same account) for folks to post low helicopter overflights & possibly suss out a flight path pattern.
Edited by - hooligal on 11/19/2007 13:40:40
Edited by - hooligal on 11/19/2007 13:45:09
I created a Google Account and Google MAP for 'us' to track thefts. Anyone with THE username & password can log in & put a pushpin on the map. You can also enter details for the pushpin if you wish (photos, date, time, location, description, goods stolen, etc).
It's pretty cool and easy. Google has a 'how to video' explaining how to create new 'pushpins' on the map.
Now comes the hard part...
* How do we manage the map? I can post the username & password to the forum & anyone can edit the map. We just have to trust that no one will use the account for nefarious purposes. Or, if a few folks want to volenteer to collect and enter theft data, the username/password will be in their hands only.
* how do we 'safely' share the map info? Anytime theft info is posted on the web it can be used by the bad guys. If you put a push pin on the map, you're advertising you have something to steal. Please keep that in mind. I would set the maps to 'hidden', which means it won't come up in a google search. I'd post the url in punaweb, but again, if we can see it, so can the bad guys. There isn't any way to guarantee or control who sees this stuff.
Any thoughts? All I have done so far is create the account & a blank map pointing at Pahoa
Easily deleted if folks think this is a useless or crappy idea.We can create a second map too (with the same account) for folks to post low helicopter overflights & possibly suss out a flight path pattern.
Edited by - hooligal on 11/19/2007 13:40:40
Edited by - hooligal on 11/19/2007 13:45:09
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